1988–89 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
1988–89 season
Manager	Brian Clough
Stadium	The City Ground
First Division	3rd
FA Cup	Semifinals
League Cup	Winners
Full Member's Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Nigel Clough (14); All: Clough (21)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1987–88 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 season was Nottingham Forest's 124th year in existence and 13th consecutive season in the First Division. Also the club competed in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Summary

During summer Clough clinched several transfers in such as Defender Russell Bradley,^[1] midfielder Steve Hodge returned to the club after 3 seasons.^[2] Forward Lee Chapman arrived from Chamois Niortais F.C..^[3] Also, Righ-back Defender Brian Laws arrived from Middlesbrough.^[4] On April 30 the club clinched its first Full Members' Cup defeating Everton in the Final after a 4–3 score.^[5]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Steve Sutton
—	GK	WAL	Mark Crossley
—	DF	ENG	Brian Laws
—	DF	NIR	Gary Fleming
—	DF	ENG	Steve Chettle
—	DF	ENG	Des Walker
—	DF	ENG	Brett Williams
—	DF	ENG	Darren Wassall
—	DF	ENG	Russell Bradley
—	DF	ENG	Sean Dyche
—	DF	ENG	Gary Charles
—	DF	ENG	Colin Foster
—	DF	ENG	Stuart Pearce (c)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	Terry Wilson
—	MF	ENG	Franz Carr
—	MF	SCO	Brian Rice
—	MF	ENG	Gary Crosby
—	MF	ENG	Steve Hodge
—	MF	ENG	Neil Webb
—	MF	ENG	Garry Parker
—	FW	IRL	Tommy Gaynor
—	FW	ENG	Phil Starbuck
—	FW	ENG	Nigel Clough
—	FW	ENG	Lee Chapman
—	FW	SCO	Lee Glover
—	FW	ENG	Alan Lamb

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Steve Hodge	Tottenham Hotspur	£550,000
FW	Lee Chapman	Chamois Niortais	£307,000
DF	Brian Laws	Middlesbrough	£102,000
DF	Russell Bradley	Dudley Town
DF	Gary Charles
DF	Sean Dyche
FW	Alan Lamb

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Gary Fleming	Manchester City	£150,000
FW	Paul Wilkinson	Everton
GK	Hans Segers	Wimbledon
MF	Calvin Plummer	Plymouth Argyle
MF	Kjetil Osvold	PAOK F.C.
FW	Nigel Jemson
DF	Steve Locker
MF	Gareth Price
DF	Martin Scott
FW	Billy Stubbs

Results

Division One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal (C)	38	22	10	6	73	36	+37	76	Disqualified from the European Cup^[6]
2	Liverpool^[a]	38	22	10	6	65	28	+37	76	Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup^[7]
3	Nottingham Forest^[b]	38	17	13	8	64	43	+21	64	Disqualified from the UEFA Cup^[8]
4	Norwich City	38	17	11	10	48	45	+3	62	Disqualified from the UEFA Cup^[8]
5	Derby County	38	17	7	14	40	38	+2	58

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Liverpool would have qualified as FA Cup winners.
^ Nottingham Forest would have qualified as League Cup winners.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	D	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	L
Position	14	13	14	14	14	16	11	14	9	5	9	9	9	8	10	9	9	12	10	8	6	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3

Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1989/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions, Disqualified from the 1989-90 European Cup; = Disqualified from the 1989-90 UEFA Cup; = Relegated to Division Two; c = Disqualified from the 1989-90 UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

Matches

.- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1989/

27 August 1988 1	Norwich City	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Norwich
	Fleck 13' Bowen 40'	14	65' Chettle	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,488 Referee: RS Lewis

3 September 1988 2	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	West Bridgford
	Nigel Worthington 41' (o.g.)	13	57' Mel Sterland	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,963 Referee: KJ Breen

10 September 1988 3	Everton	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Walton
	Adrian Heath 72'	14	10' Neil Webb	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,006 Referee: T Mills

17 September 1988 4	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Derby County	West Bridgford
	Colin Foster 87'	14	88' Trevor Hebberd	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,818 Referee: JM Key

24 September 1988 5	Aston Villa	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Birmingham
	Kevin Gage 22'	14	80' Franz Carr	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 23,029 Referee: JB Worrall

1 October 1988 6	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Luton Town	West Bridgford
		16		Stadium: City Ground

8 October 1988 7	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Shepherd's Bush
	Mark Stein 45'	11	31' (pen.) Nigel Clough 89' Colin Foster	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,205 Referee: DJ Axcell

22 October 1988 8	Millwall	2–2	Nottingham Forest	The Den
	Sheringham 78' Neil Ruddock 86'	14	44', 48' Steve Hodge	Stadium: New Cross Attendance: 16,874 Referee: DA Hedges

26 October 1988 9	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Liverpool	West Bridgford
	Brian Rice 54' Webb 59'	9	58' Ian Rush	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,755 Referee: TJ Holbrook

29 October 1988 10	Newcastle United	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
		5	64' Lee Chapman	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 24,642 Referee: DB Allison

6 November 1988 11	Nottingham Forest	1–4	Arsenal	West Bridgford
	Nigel Clough 17'	9	26'Alan Smith 72' Steve Bould 83'Tony Adams 87' Brian Marwood	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,038 Referee: D Hutchinson

12 November 1988 12	West Ham United	3–3	Nottingham Forest	Upton Park
	David Kelly 2', 42' Leroy Rosenior 57'	9	7', 21' Nigel Clough 41' Steve Hodge	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 21,583 Referee: IS Hemley

19 November 1988 13	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Coventry City	West Bridgford
		9		Stadium: City Ground

26 November 1988 14	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Nottingham Forest	South Norwood
		8	Stuart Pearce 15'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,411 Referee: RM Wiseman

3 December 1988 15	Nottingham Forest	2–2	Middlesbrough	West Bridgford
	Lee Chapman 55', 56'	10	49' Mark Brennan 85' Stuart Ripley	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,742 Referee: JW Lloyd

10 December 1988 16	Southampton	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Southampton
	Neil Maddison 37'	9	63' Nigel Clough	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,259 Referee: A Seville

18 December 1988 17	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Wimbledon	West Bridgford
		9	78' Sanchez	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,427 Referee: LR Dilkes

26 December 1988 18	Manchester United	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Manchester
	Ralph Milne 23' Mark Hughes 52'	12		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 39,602 Referee: G Courtney

31 December 1988 19	Sheffield Wednesday	0–3	Nottingham Forest	Sheffield
		10	25'Gaynor 27' Webb 37' Hodge	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 20,407 Referee: MG Peck

2 January 1989 20	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Everton	West Bridgford
	Garry Parker 43'Gaynor 62'	8		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,008 Referee: AB Wilkie

15 January 1989 21	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Tottenham
	Chris Waddle 45'	6	32' Garry Parker 33' Nigel Clough	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 16,903 Referee: N Midgley

21 January 1989 22	Nottingham Forest	4–0	Aston Villa	West Bridgford
	Steve Hodge 3' Stuart Pearce 55' Garry Parker 77' Brian Laws 86'	5		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,662 Referee: B Hill

4 February 1989 23	Luton Town	2–3	Nottingham Forest	Luton
	Mick Harford 19' Kingsley Black 45'	4	18' Garry Parker 28' (pen.), 73' Nigel Clough	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,460 Referee: J Ashworth

11 February 1989 24	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	West Bridgford
		4		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,690 Referee: JE Martin

11 March 1989 25	Arsenal	1–3	Nottingham Forest	Islington
	Alan Smith 14'	5	8' Nigel Clough 20' Franz Carr 35' Stuart Pearce	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 39,639 Referee: A Gunn

15 March 1989 26	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Newcastle United	West Bridgford
	Nigel Clough 34' (pen.)	5	64' Kevin Brock	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,800 Referee: K Morton

22 March 1989 27	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bridgford
	Garry Parker 49'	5	79' David Howells 88' Vinny Samways	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,098 Referee: KP Barratt

25 March 1989 28	Derby County	0–2	Nottingham Forest	Derby
		5	38' Steve Hodge 86' Lee Chapman	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 25,174 Referee: AW Ward

27 March 1989 29	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Manchester United	West Bridgford
	Stuart Pearce 4' Lee Chapman 62'	5		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 30,092 Referee: D Hutchinson

1 April 1989 30	Wimbledon	4–1	Nottingham Forest	Wimbledon
	Lawrie Sanchez 10', 86' Paul Miller 14' John Fashanu 79'	5	31' Nigel Clough	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,884 Referee: JA Moules

5 April 1989 31	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Norwich City	West Bridgford
	Clough 27' Pearce 38'	4		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,872 Referee: DS Vickers

12 April 1989 32	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Southampton	West Bridgford
	Nigel Clough 7' (pen.) Stuart Pearce 31' Tommy Gaynor 79'	4		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,948 Referee: JC Deakin

22 April 1989 33 A	Middlesbrough	4–3	Nottingham Forest	Middlesbrough
	Stuart Ripley 20' Bernie Slaven 82' Peter Davenport 89'	4	23' Neil Webb 37', 76' Lee Chapman 74' Garry Parker	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 20,778 Referee: VG Callow

3 May 1989 34	Nottingham Forest	4–1	Millwall	West Bridgford
	Tommy Gaynor 27' Steve Wood 65' (o.g) Steve Hodge 68' Garry Parker 80'	3	58' (o.g.) Brian Laws	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 15,928 Referee: PW Harrison

10 May 1989 35	Liverpool	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Liverpool
	John Aldridge 81' (pen.)	4		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 38,484 Referee: K Cooper

13 May 1989 36	Nottingham Forest	4–0	Charlton Athletic	West Bridgford
	Franz Carr 13' Terry Wilson 42' Neil Webb 44' Steve Chettle 86'	3		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,637 Referee: JE Martin

15 May 1989 37	Coventry City	2–2	Nottingham Forest	Coventry
	Howard Clark 74' Cyrille Regis 83'	3	76' Neil Webb 86' Nigel Clough	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 14,011 Referee: TJ Holbrook

18 May 1989 38	Nottingham Forest	1–2	West Ham United	West Bridgford
	Lee Chapman 31'	3	1', 18' Leroy Rosenior	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,843 Referee: DT Phillips

League Cup

28 September 1988 2	Nottingham Forest	6–0	Chester City	Nottingham
	Stuart Pearce 13' Nigel Clough 21', 79' Neil Webb 25' Steve Hodge 77' Tommy Gaynor 90'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,958 Referee: DR Elleray

12 October 1988 2	Chester City	0–4 (0–10 agg.)	Nottingham Forest	Chester
			30', 46', 66' Tommy Gaynor 57' Gary Crosby	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 4,747 Referee: WK Burge

2 November 1988 3	Nottingham Forest	3–2	Coventry City	Nottingham
	Colin Foster 39' Steve Hodge 51' Nigel Clough 70'		33' Gary Bannister 40' (pen.) Brian Kilcline	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,201 Referee: RG Milford

30 November 1988 4	Leicester City	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Leicester
				Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 26,704 Referee: DS Vickers

14 December 1988 replay	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Leicester City	Nottingham
	Nigel Clough 26' Lee Chapman 59'		36' Paul Groves	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,676 Referee: F Roberts

18 January 1989 5	Nottingham Forest	5–2	Queens Park Rangers	Nottingham
	Lee Chapman 12', 27', 42', 67' Nigel Clough 37' (pen.)		22' Mark Stein 75' David Kerslake	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,065 Referee: GM Tyson

15 February 1989 Semifinals	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Bristol City	Nottingham
	John Pender 85' (o.g.)		65' Paul Mardon	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 30,060 Referee: TJ Holbrook

26 February 1989 Semifinals	Bristol City	0–1 (a.e.t.) (1–2 agg.)	Nottingham Forest	Bristol
			114' Garry Parker	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 28,084 Referee: JB Worrall

Final

9 April 1989	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Luton Town	Wembley
	Clough 53' (pen.), 76' Webb 68'		35' Mick Harford	Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 76,130 Referee: RG Milford

FA Cup

7 January 1989 3	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Ipswich Town	Nottingham
	Frank Yallop 3' (o.g) Tommy Gaynor 30' Lee Chapman 64'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,743 Referee: LC Shapter

28 January 1989 4	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Leeds United	Nottingham
	Lee Chapman 6' Garry Parker 90'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,107 Referee: JB Worrall

19 February 1989 5	Watford	0–3	Nottingham Forest	Watford
	Neil Webb 39' Lee Chapman 76' Brian Laws 88'			Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,044 Referee: KS Hackett

18 March 1989 6	Manchester United	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Manchester
			Garry Parker 42'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 55,052 Referee: B Hill

15 April 1989 Semifinal	Liverpool	abd.	Nottingham Forest	Sheffield
				Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 56,000 Referee: RS Lewis
Note: The Liverpool–Nottingham Forest game was abandoned after 6 minutes due to the Hillsborough Disaster which claimed 94 lives on 15 April 1989 (the final death toll was 97).^[9]

7 May 1989 Replay	Liverpool	3–1	Nottingham Forest	Manchester
	John Aldridge 3', 58' Brian Laws 72' (o.g.)		33' Neil Webb	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 38,000 Referee: RS Lewis
Note: There was talk that the FA Cup competition for this season would be abandoned after the Hillsborough Disaster, but on 30 April, it was confirmed that both teams would continue in the competition and play in a rescheduled semi-final on 7 May.^[10]

Full Members' Cup

10 January 1989 Eightfinals	Chelsea	1–4	Nottingham Forest	Fulham
	Kerry Dixon 58'		54'Lee Chapman 104' Tommy Gaynor 108'Stuart Pearce 114' Garry Parker	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 8,475 Referee: PL Foakes

24 January 1989 Quarterfinals	Ipswich Town	1–3	Nottingham Forest	Ipswich
	Steve Hodge 35'		34' Jason Dozzell 40' Stuart Pearce 88' Gary Crosby	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,498 Referee: DR Elleray

22 February 1989 Semifinal	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Crystal Palace	Nottingham
	Webb 14', 90' Stuart Pearce 88'		66' Ian Wright	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,374 Referee: MG Peck

Final

30 April 1989 Final	Nottingham Forest	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Everton	Wembley
	Garry Parker 32', 67' Lee Chapman 92', 117'		8', 101' Tony Cottee 48' Graeme Sharp	Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 46,606 Referee: A Gunn

Mercentile Cr Trophy

29 August 1988 Quarterfinals	Liverpool	4–1	Nottingham Forest
	Barry Venison 50' Jan Molby 70' (pen.) Ray Houghton 75' John Barnes 84'		89' Neil Webb	Attendance: 20,141 Referee: GM Tyson

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Football League Division One		FA Cup		Other
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Steve Sutton	54	0	36	0	5	0	13	0
	DF	ENG	Brian Laws	37	2	20+2	1	5	1	9+1	0
	DF	ENG	Steve Chettle	38	2	23+5	2	0	0	9+1	0
	DF	ENG	Des Walker	48	0	34	0	5	0	9	0
	DF	ENG	Stuart Pearce	54	10	36	6	5	0	13	4
	MF	ENG	Garry Parker	37	13	22	7	5	2	9+1	4
	MF	ENG	Neil Webb	54	13	36	6	5	2	13	5
	MF	SCO	Terry Wilson	43	1	24+3	1	5	0	10+1	0
	MF	ENG	Steve Hodge	53	10	33+1	7	5	0	13+1	3
	FW	ENG	Lee Chapman	46	19	30	8	5	3	11	8
	FW	ENG	Nigel Clough	53	21	36	14	4	0	12+1	7
	GK	WAL	Mark Crossley	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Brian Rice	26	1	19+1	1	0	0	6	0
	MF	ENG	Franz Carr	38	3	18+5	3	4	0	8+3	0
	DF	ENG	Colin Foster	23	3	17+1	2	0	0	5	1
	FW	IRL	Tommy Gaynor	26	10	16+3	4	2	1	5	5
	MF	ENG	Gary Crosby	18	2	11+2	0	0	0	3+2	2
	FW	ENG	Phil Starbuck	11	0	2+5	0	0+2	0	1+1	0
	DF	ENG	Brett Williams	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Gary Charles	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	NIR	Gary Fleming	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
	FW	SCO	Lee Glover	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Darren Wassall	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Russell Bradley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Sean Dyche	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Alan Lamb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1989/

References

^ "Russell Bradley". In The Mad Crowd. John Phillips. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
^ "Backroom Staff". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Lee Chapman". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
^ "Brian Laws: In profile". BBC South Yorkshire. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
^ "The day Wembley was barely half-full to watch Everton in a seven-goal thriller". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
^ "The days after the disaster". The Independent. 14 April 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
^ "The days after the disaster". The Independent. 14 April 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2012.

[table_note_LIV0.44233737859984-9] Liverpool would have qualified as FA Cup winners.

[table_note_NFO0.44233737859984-10] Nottingham Forest would have qualified as League Cup winners.

[1] "Russell Bradley". In The Mad Crowd. John Phillips. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2009.

[2] "Backroom Staff". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. ^{[dead link‍]}

[sh-3] "Lee Chapman". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 16 November 2011.

[BBCsouthyorks-4] "Brian Laws: In profile". BBC South Yorkshire. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.

[Liverpool_Echo-5] "The day Wembley was barely half-full to watch Everton in a seven-goal thriller". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[6] English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.

[7] English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.

[8] English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.

[11] "The days after the disaster". The Independent. 14 April 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2012.

[12] "The days after the disaster". The Independent. 14 April 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2012.

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